ACT Booking Fees charged per ticket

Australia's #1 for Law
Join 150,000 Australians every month. Ask a question, respond to a question and better understand the law today!
FREE - Join Now

Kittassa

Member
17 April 2018
1
0
1
HI, I went to book Pete Murray tickets, and the venue is charging a $35 booking fee per ticket.
Since booking fees are usually around $7 - $10 and normally charged per booking, I was wondering if this is legal?
 

Clancy

Well-Known Member
6 April 2016
973
69
2,289
Just another trick to make the overall ticket price 'look' cheaper to begin with.

no different to Banks presenting a cheaper interest rate, but then the fees when taken into account could mean the rate is actually higher than average,

Or super funds presenting high returns to make you think they are better than average, but then the fees could mean that this fund is actually a worse investment than average!

It is the similar idea going on with Ebay when you think something is cheaper, until you see the freight charges, and the competitor is more expensive but offering free freight, and therefore is in reality is the cheaper one!